The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in the Gia Vien district of the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 24 - the sixth day of the Lunar New Year - with the participation of thousands of pilgrims.
On the 8th day of the first lunar month, or February 26, people flocked to a unique market in Vu Ban district in the northern province of Nam Dinh province to wish for a prosperous and lucky new year.
Politburo member Dinh The Huynh visited the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on February 25 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Vietnam Doctors' Day (February 27).
Provinces across the nation have conducted charitable activities to bring a warm and joyful Vietnamese Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) to impoverished households.
The Prime Minister has decided to spend an additional VND321.6 billion (US$15.1 million) from the State budget on rice field development and protection.
Vietnam has been included in the list of "Top 20 Best Places To Live Overseas", according to Business Insider, a US online newspaper based in New York City.
With 39 gold medals by mid-day January 18, the Vietnamese team remains in third place, following Thailand and Indonesia at the ongoing seventh ASEAN Para Games in Myanmar.